88R2767 AMF-D
By: Thierry H.B. No. 1139
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the employment of full-time registered nurses at public
schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 33.910 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.910. EMPLOYMENT OF REGISTERED NURSES. A school
district or open-enrollment charter school shall:
(1) employ at least one full-time registered nurse at
each campus of the district or school; and
(2) maintain an average ratio of not less than one
full-time registered nurse for every 750 students enrolled at the
district or school.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.